| Official Luthiers Forum! http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| Just finished my drum sander! http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=31794 |
Page 1 of 3 |
| Author: | Phillip Patton [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Just finished my drum sander! |
Much thanks to Pat Hawley and Matthias Wandel for making the plans available! One thing that might be helpful to put in the plans is what size belt it takes. I used a 64", but would probably go with 63" instead. I used a 3/4 horse motor, because that's all I had on hand, except for a 1-1/2 horse, which would have been overkill.    I decided to try it out on something cheaper than rosewood, so here's a set of osage orange I thicknessed to .080": 
|
|
| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
You must be quite happy! Good thing I've not got the room for one of those, otherwise I'd build one. Congrats! Alan |
|
| Author: | unkabob [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
How wide did you build it and what is your steel shaft diameter? I am hoping to up-grade from fourteen inches wide to thirty inches wide to thickness a double-bass. Bob 
|
|
| Author: | Phillip Patton [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
unkabob wrote: How wide did you build it and what is your steel shaft diameter? I am hoping to up-grade from fourteen inches wide to thirty inches wide to thickness a double-bass. Bob The drum is about 19" wide, and I used 3/4" shaft. I would have preferred 1", but I already had the 3/4" pillow bearings. |
|
| Author: | Pat Hawley [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Wow, deja-vu! Nice job Phillip. Hope it works well for you. Pat |
|
| Author: | nickton [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
very nice and inspiring. Maybe one day soon... ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
|
|
| Author: | JasonMoe [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
I need to make one too. I like your wood on the tabletop. How dusty are these things to run? I suppose it depends on how much suction you have. |
|
| Author: | Phillip Patton [ Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
JasonMoe wrote: I need to make one too. I like your wood on the tabletop. How dusty are these things to run? I suppose it depends on how much suction you have.  The table surface is leftover laminate flooring from my bedroom. Nice to have tools that match the decor.  It's not too dusty. Here's what it looked like after sanding the osage: http://www.pattonblades.com/41011-4.jpg My vacuum needs a new bag, and isn't sucking that hard, so it would do even better. |
|
| Author: | RustySP [ Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Hi Phillip, Hey nice job on your sander. I'm wondering about the shaft, is it any special designate type of steel? All I've seen around here is some rusty weldable round rod, not very round or straight, diameters mike out all over the place, and comes in 21 ft. lengths so you can imagine how bowed up it is. Maybe you or someone can steer me to some high quality shaft material, nice and round high rpm stuff. Thanks, Rusty |
|
| Author: | Phillip Patton [ Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
RustySP wrote: Hi Phillip, Hey nice job on your sander. I'm wondering about the shaft, is it any special designate type of steel? All I've seen around here is some rusty weldable round rod, not very round or straight, diameters mike out all over the place, and comes in 21 ft. lengths so you can imagine how bowed up it is. Maybe you or someone can steer me to some high quality shaft material, nice and round high rpm stuff. Thanks, Rusty Hi Rusty, I used TG & P (turned, ground, and polished). Its made specifically for using as shafting, so it's made to much tighter tolerances than cold rolled or hot rolled. I got mine from Metal Supermarkets, and they were charging about $5 per foot. I couldn't find it on their website, so you'll have to call your local store and see if they have it. |
|
| Author: | RustySP [ Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Thanks Phillip, Now I know what to search for. Rusty |
|
| Author: | WudWerkr [ Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Nice Job on the sander Obviously I am not seeing the entire picture here , how does the board feed and what stops the force of the sander from spitting the boards back at you . Can you show a few more pics ?
|
|
| Author: | Phillip Patton [ Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
WudWerkr wrote: Nice Job on the sander Obviously I am not seeing the entire picture here , how does the board feed and what stops the force of the sander from spitting the boards back at you . Can you show a few more pics ?The wood is fed in by hand, and steady pressure is what keeps you and the workpiece from becoming joined at the hip. I'm toying with an idea for a hand cranked feed conveyor which would be a nice improvement, but this still works. I have a bunch of in-process pics of the sander in this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... ect./page2 If you can't see them, I'll copy them here. |
|
| Author: | basssix [ Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Did you use hook and loop? if so where did you get it? |
|
| Author: | Robert Renick [ Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
basssix wrote: Did you use hook and loop? if so where did you get it? basssix wrote: Did you use hook and loop? if so where did you get it? Looks like the product that woodmaster sells, they had the best price when I looked a few weeks ago. Nice job on the sander. Rob |
|
| Author: | Cocephus [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Great job, Phillip. You won`t regret having this tool handy. Coe Franklin |
|
| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
WudWerkr wrote: Nice Job on the sander Obviously I am not seeing the entire picture here , how does the board feed and what stops the force of the sander from spitting the boards back at you . Can you show a few more pics ?Wud, mine is of similar construction (manual feed). It really is more effective than you would guess feeding by hand. The trick is to feed slowly and evenly and take off small bites at a time. I positioned mine such that (unless I am doing a very small part) I stand on the side and feed in with one hand, pull out with the other. When I get to the thickness I want, I do several passes at that setting and things come out pretty darned even. |
|
| Author: | unkabob [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
I mounted mine on an old barbecue frame so that it is mobile. I used a hip-roof on the air hood to improve air velocity over the drum. I use sliding doors, front and back, to control air velocity entering the hood. I like the structure of your stand, it looks solid. Bob
|
|
| Author: | CharlieT [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
unkabob wrote: I mounted mine on an old barbecue frame so that it is mobile. I used a hip-roof on the air hood to improve air velocity over the drum. I use sliding doors, front and back, to control air velocity entering the hood. I like the structure of your stand, it looks solid. Bob Bob - do you have any photos of your setup? Those sliding doors sound interesting. |
|
| Author: | unkabob [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Charlie: I am not tech-savy enough to post pictures. The doors are just flat wood mounted on the front and back vertical faces. They are slotted to accept thumb-screws into tee-nuts in the face. They slide up and down on the face and are held in place by the thumb-screws. When I start sanding, I set the doors with about an eighth inch of clearance above the wood on the feed-side and about a quarter inch on the back-side. This provides good air velocity to keep the dust in the hood at the feed but gives enough mass-flow of air to carry the dust through to the shop-vac. The slots allow adjustment for thicker or thinner wood. My sander has a maximum thickness of 0.35 inches, my new one should handle 1.5 inches I hope. Bob
|
|
| Author: | CharlieT [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
No worries, Bob. Thanks for the description...I can picture it now. Great idea. |
|
| Author: | Kelby [ Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Very cool! On the dust collection side, be very careful. A sander makes boatloads of the very fine particles that are most hazardous to your health. Your vac is doing a nice job of cutting down on the mess, but the dangerous particles are too small to be captured effectively by a vacuum. There's a big difference between suction and airflow, and airflow is what you need for the tiny particles. Until you have a good dust collection system set up, make sure to wear a good NIOSH dust mask. Keep in mind that those particles will keep floating around your shop for a long time, so opening a door to the outside and running a big fan will cut down on the amount of time you have to wear the mask after you finish sanding. |
|
| Author: | georgepseifert [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Hello all, I've started building my own, but I'm wondering about how to couple the disks to the shaft. I've found at least a dozen builds on the web, but none go into any detail about that. It seems that just epoxying the disks to the shaft wouldn't be very durable. Have you had any trouble with expansion of the disks due to humidity? Some builders recommend leaving a space between sets of disks. This seems like it could make it even harder to couple the disks to the shaft. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Once I get over this hurdle I think I can finally get going on my drum sander and then finally on to building a guitar. Thanks, George |
|
| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
I used PU glue to glue the MDF disks together on the steel shaft. I don't remember if I roughed p the surface of the shaft or not (it was about 6 years ago). I have seen no evidence of the drum comming detached from the shaft. I suppose it could happen at any time without warning, but I doubt it. |
|
| Author: | Colin North [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just finished my drum sander! |
Nice one Bryan, enjoy it. Thanks for posting. |
|
| Page 1 of 3 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|
